Bronny James has been given the green light to resume his athletic career — medical officials have cleared the USC freshman to play basketball again … just four months after suffering cardiac arrest during a workout. A rep for LeBron James‘ family shared the great news on Thursday … saying the 19-year-old hooper will have
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Play video content TMZSports.com Shaquille O’Neal continues to give back … this time the Big Fella refurbished a basketball court at a Boys & Girls Club in Los Angeles, and then spent the afternoon hangin’ with the kids, and they were over the moon! TMZ Sports was there at the BGC of Metro LA when
Ben Affleck and his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, haven’t always been on the best terms after divorcing, but lately — including this weekend — they’re 2 peas in a co-parenting pod. The 2 exes — who share 3 children together — were hanging out Sunday in Santa Monica, where their son Samuel had a basketball game
Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight has passed away, his family announced Wednesday. He was 83 years old. “It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family,” a statement by Knight’s loved ones said. “We are grateful for all the thoughts
Play video content Screw diplomacy, Gov. Gavin Newsom is playing to win … even if he’s gotta mow down a grade school kid on a basketball court, during what’s supposed to be a diplomatic visit to China!!! No, it wasn’t intentional, but the Guv really did put a hurting on the tyke while playing a
Play video content A high school basketball game turned into a violent brawl over the weekend … when a referee straight-up punched a coach following a verbal altercation — resulting in his arrest. TMZ Sports is told … the incident went down during a fall league contest between Arlington and Oak Hills at Santiago High
Georgetown women’s basketball head coach Tasha Butts has tragically died following a battle with breast cancer, the school announced Monday. She was just 41 years old. In revealing the heartbreaking news, school president John J. DeGioia called her death “a devastating loss.” “She was extraordinary,” DeGioia said. “Tasha was a person of character, determination, vision,
Play video content Justin Bieber earned the J in his first name on Thursday … showing off his solid jumper as he drained buckets in a basketball game. The pop superstar showed up at The Surgeon’s studio in Los Angeles to ball out in the famous shoe customizer’s organized hoops league … suiting up for
Terrell Owens is clearly unbothered by being struck by a vehicle following an argument at a basketball game earlier this week … joking Tuesday that he hopes the man’s car “is OK!!!” Around 24 hours after cops say Owens was hit in the knee by a man’s ride after the two had beef during a
Terrell Owens was hit by a car on Monday night … and it’s all because he got into a tiff with someone during a pickup basketball game earlier in the evening … this according to cops. Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports … Owens had been hooping in the Calabasas area when he apparently got into
Play video content TMZ.com Kevin Gates is pumped for his upcoming “Only the Generals” Tour, and he’s crediting his new hoops skills … and the advice of a future Hall of Famer for getting him stage-ready!!! We linked with Kevin out in Hollywood this week and he gushed about how incorporating basketball into his workout
Boriša Simanić — a 25-year-old member of Serbia’s national team — had to have his kidney removed over the weekend … after the power forward was injured during a play in a FIBA World Cup game last week. Simanić had been guarding South Sudan’s Nuni Omot during their contest in the Philippines on Aug. 30
Doctors have gotten to the bottom of Bronny James‘ cardiac arrest, saying after extensive testing they’ve discovered a congenital heart defect that CAN be treated … and the James family hopes he can continue his basketball career. After consultations with some of the top heart doctors around the country, physicians believe they’ve identified the cause
Caleb White — one of the best high school basketball players in the country — has tragically died … after his family said he collapsed during an on-court workout at school on Thursday. White’s grandfather, George Varnadoe Jr., announced the sad news in a series of Facebook posts … saying following the medical emergency, despite
Former Lakers point guard Derek Fisher is giving basketball coaching another shot … but not in the pros or college — he’s going to high school!! The five-time NBA champion is back to planning Xs and Os after getting hired by Crespi Carmelite High School, a boys prep school in the greater Los Angeles area,
Play video content TMZ.com Rolling Loud Miami kicks off this weekend with plenty of side projects to accompany the main adventure, just like the youth basketball clinic the organizers slam-dunked Wednesday. Festival founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler, teamed up with the Miami Heat players Udonis Haslem & Haywood Highsmith and 50 kids from the
Lamar Odom‘s got a job offer to be the next head basketball coach at his former New York high school … and he’s giving the prospect some serious consideration. A source familiar with the situation tells TMZ … Lamar recently had a conversation with the folks at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy, NY and was
Bob Huggins was arrested for DUI in Pennsylvania — and his bosses at West Virginia University are already well aware of it. The WVU men’s basketball HC was busted Friday night in Pittsburgh after cops observed a vehicle in the middle of a road with a flat tire — which turned into a suspicious scene
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are continuing a theme for the Kardashian family … coming together to support their kids, despite a lot of past drama. The exes both showed up for son Saint‘s basketball game Friday at the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks … though they both rolled up separately, with Kim bringing Saint
Brittney Griner made her long-awaited return to the basketball court Friday night after her 10-month detainment in Russia last year, but it didn’t have the ending her fans were hoping for. The Phoenix Mercury center still scored 10 points and pulled down 3 rebounds as the Mercury fell to the LA Sparks by a score
Play video content LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson is breaking her silence on her 9/11 rap lyric controversy … apologizing for her song — and vowing to do better moving forward. Johnson was initially hit with backlash earlier this month … when she made a reference to the Twin Towers in her remix to
Play video content X17online.com Kim Kardashian and Kanye West live very separate lives these days, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come together to support their kids … doing just that this weekend. Kanye and his wife Bianca Censori showed face at Kim and Kanye’s daughter North‘s basketball game — though it was only for
Russia’s men’s basketball team will not be allowed to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the International Basketball Federation ruled Tuesday … as the killing in Ukraine continues. FIBA decided to not permit the Russian squad from participating in upcoming qualifying tournaments … meaning the team will not play in the Olympics. Bulgaria,
Mac McClung put on a legendary performance during the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and now you can cop the actual Puma kicks he wore during the epic performance, ’cause they’re hitting the auction block! The Philadelphia Sixers/Delaware Blue Coats (G-League) guard brought life back to the Dunk Contest last month after winning the competition with
Prosecutors said Wednesday afternoon they are dropping the domestic violence case against former Univ. of Texas men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard. Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza made the announcement in a statement … saying that after reviewing all of the facts of the case and speaking with the alleged victim, “our office has
Play video content TMZSports.com 7x NBA champ Robert Horry was ejected from his son’s basketball game Friday night for screaming “you suck” at the referees, and TMZ Sports has video of the incident. 52-year-old Horry’s son Christian is a junior at Harvard Westlake, one of the top private schools in L.A., where he is a
Play video content Millwood Falcons Sports Multiple gunshots rang out at the end of a high school basketball game in Oklahoma on Tuesday … sending fans scrambling for their lives — and the horrifying incident was all captured on video. It happened at Del City H.S. after the school’s boy’s basketball team beat Millwood High,
Univ. of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles has been charged with capital murder … after authorities say he and another man were involved in the shooting death of a woman near campus on Sunday morning. According to Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy, the fatal shooting happened on The Strip … a popular stretch of road
Ja Morant has been sued, TMZ Sports has learned … after he was allegedly involved in the attack of a minor during a basketball game in July at his Tennessee home. The suit was filed in Shelby County in September. Court records show the case has since been sealed — but we’ve learned it all
Cops are trying to piece together the argument that escalated to the point of gunfire in the fatal shooting of Takeoff, and the triviality of the whole thing is just mind-boggling. Law enforcement sources tell us … angry words were exchanged between Quavo and others after he lost in a dice game at the bowling